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Bangkok Run
Alternate cover edition of ASIN B06XY3KZNG
Disillusioned IT helpdesk worker Daryl Martin decides to swap his dreary life in Leicester for the perceived excitement of teaching in Thailand. However, he soon finds the one thing he can’t escape is himself, as old habits propel him from the ‘Land of Smiles’ into the dark heart of Bangkok, where following an alcohol-fuelled night in an illegal fighting club he awakes to find himself hungover, penniless, battered and bruised, and in the company of a prostitute, Noi, who demands paying. And this is just the start of his problems.
As Daryl sets out to pay Noi and his gambling debts from the night before, he is sucked into a downward spiral of misfortune that sees him propelled into the hands of a violent Bangkok crime syndicate that has plans for the naive Englishman that ultimately put his life on the line. In an underworld of lost souls hailing from China, the USA, Russia, the UK, and of course Thailand, Daryl's only hope is that at least one of them will reach out to pull him from the mire before it's too late.
Written following years of study, travel and conversations, BANGKOK RUN is a hard-hitting, cautionary, and yet darkly-humorous travel adventure that lifts the lid on the Thai sex industry and the people that use it. At the same time, through the backstories of characters, BANGKOK RUN explores human fallibility and morality as characters seek to do the right thing on a fast-paced journey from the routine suburbs of the Thai capital to its cockroach-infested underbelly, and beyond.
Disillusioned IT helpdesk worker Daryl Martin decides to swap his dreary life in Leicester for the perceived excitement of teaching in Thailand. However, he soon finds the one thing he can’t escape is himself, as old habits propel him from the ‘Land of Smiles’ into the dark heart of Bangkok, where following an alcohol-fuelled night in an illegal fighting club he awakes to find himself hungover, penniless, battered and bruised, and in the company of a prostitute, Noi, who demands paying. And this is just the start of his problems.
As Daryl sets out to pay Noi and his gambling debts from the night before, he is sucked into a downward spiral of misfortune that sees him propelled into the hands of a violent Bangkok crime syndicate that has plans for the naive Englishman that ultimately put his life on the line. In an underworld of lost souls hailing from China, the USA, Russia, the UK, and of course Thailand, Daryl's only hope is that at least one of them will reach out to pull him from the mire before it's too late.
Written following years of study, travel and conversations, BANGKOK RUN is a hard-hitting, cautionary, and yet darkly-humorous travel adventure that lifts the lid on the Thai sex industry and the people that use it. At the same time, through the backstories of characters, BANGKOK RUN explores human fallibility and morality as characters seek to do the right thing on a fast-paced journey from the routine suburbs of the Thai capital to its cockroach-infested underbelly, and beyond.
318 pages, ebook
Published March 29, 2017
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Dan Zeeger
2 books2 followersBorn in the UK when money went decimal. Grew up on a council estate (projects) in SE London in a poor family. Grafted from a young age. Was a barrow-boy on Woolwich Market, got kicked out of home before fifteen. Was a scaffolder, then a firefighter - worked as a taxi driver, a scaffolder and a bouncer in my days and nights off. Left the brigade and went to uni - did well. Won prizes and stuff. Learned Chinese headed east - my head headed in all directions. Been a bumpy ride since. But then, I suppose it always was.
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